Claudette

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1. Need insight, please

   Claudette replied to nicola's topic in School

   Oops! Didn't answer all your questions. Stressfull is a relative term, but yes it can be stressfull, mostly because you are pretty much on your own but we try to keep networks going. Oh now I can't remember what else you asked why don't you email m...

2. Need insight, please

   Claudette replied to nicola's topic in School

   Sorry about the delay in answering you but I'm up to my eyebrows in term papers that I have to finish for my BSN classes. Yeah that's pretty much my salary. This is for more then 20 years experience and it's nowhere near what I could be making in a...

3. Need insight, please

   Claudette replied to nicola's topic in School

   Unfortunately I don't have a copy of our agreement with the Board of Ed, it's at work. What I can tell you right now is that I'm a nurse since 1980, my first job was with Kings County Hospital, a city run hospital so my time counted - Board of Ed ch...

4. do I need extra nurses insurance or not

   Claudette replied to tonia's topic in General Nursing

   YES! You need your own insurance. No facility will help you any more then they absolutely have to, so if they tell you you are insured (thru the hospital etc.) say thank you and get your own. Check out the insurance offers you're getting in the ma...

5. A question about insulin

   Claudette replied to Claudette's topic in General Nursing

   That's kind of what I thought, just wasn't sure. Thanks a million.

6. A question about insulin

   Claudette posted a topic in General Nursing

   Can anybody tell me if the insulin molecule assists in glucose transfer more then once, and then what happens to it after it's done it's job? I'm collaborating on a lesson plan for diabetes and need this bit of information to complete a story line. ...

7. Need insight, please

   Claudette replied to nicola's topic in School

   Hi Nicola, I'm a school nurse in NYC, Brooklyn to be specific. A nurse in the school system is either employed by the Dept. of Health or the Board of Education. I work for the Board of Ed. The Board of Ed offers positions in Special Ed only, in my ...

8. Welcome to the new Learning Disability Nursing forum

   Claudette replied to Brian's topic in Disabilities

   I am a school nurse working with a population of autistic adolescents and adults. My students are 12 to 21 yrs. old and of course mostly male. Many of them have a dual diagnosis of seizure disorders, and most of them are either non-verbal or nearly...

9. May I ask a question?

   Claudette replied to Kenshi Tajima's topic in General Students

   Hi Kenshi, I am a nursing student too. What kind of information do you want to exchange?